Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan

One of thousands of children who fled strife in southern Sudan, John Bul Dau survived hunger, exhaustion, and violence. His wife, Martha, endured similar hardships. In this memorable book, the two convey the best of African values while relating searing accounts of famine and war. There's warmth as well, in their humorous tales of adapting to American life. For its importance as a primary source, for its inclusion of the rarely told female perspective of Sudan's lost children, for its celebration of human resilience, this is the perfect story to inform and inspire young readers.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Published: 10/12/2010
ISBN: 9781426307089
Pages: 159
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Recommended

Review Citations: School Library Journal 11/01/2010 pg. 137
Booklist 11/15/2010 pg. 33
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 185

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 138717 / Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan
Reading Level: 5.6 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 5